Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21

Bhuvaneśī (Nidrā-Śakti) Mantra-vidhi, Nyāsa–Āvaraṇa Worship, Padma-homa Prayogas, and the Opening of Śrī-Mahālakṣmī Upāsanā

Devanagari script

विलिखेत्कर्णिकामध्ये षट्कोणमतिसुन्दरम् । ततः संपूजयेत्पीठं नवशक्तिसमन्वितम् ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

vilikhetkarṇikāmadhye ṣaṭkoṇamatisundaram | tataḥ saṃpūjayetpīṭhaṃ navaśaktisamanvitam || 21 ||

Translation

ในกลางเกสรดอกบัว พึงเขียนรูปหกเหลี่ยมอันงดงามยิ่ง แล้วจึงบูชาปีฐะอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ซึ่งประกอบด้วยศักติทั้งเก้า ตามพิธีโดยครบถ้วน॥21॥

Word by Word

• विलिखेत्: should draw/inscribe
• विलिखेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + लिख् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• कर्णिका-मध्ये: in the lotus-pericarp’s center
• कर्णिका-मध्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णिका (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कर्णिकायाः मध्ये)

• षट्-कोणम्: a hexagon
• षट्-कोणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (षट् कोणाः यस्य)

• अति-सुन्दरम्: very beautiful
• अति-सुन्दरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय) + सुन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (अति + सुन्दर)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (then/thereafter)

• संपूजयेत्: should worship
• संपूजयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पीठम्: pedestal/seat
• पीठम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• नव-शक्ति-समन्वितम्: endowed with nine powers (śaktis)
• नव-शक्ति-समन्वितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (नव शक्तिभिः समन्वितम्)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Shakti

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It teaches that worship should be grounded in a correctly formed sacred diagram (yantra): the ṣaṭkoṇa placed in the lotus-center becomes the ordered “seat” where divine power is invoked and honored as the nine Śaktis.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti here takes a disciplined ritual form: devotion is expressed through careful preparation (drawing the yantra) and reverent pīṭha-pūjā, treating the divine presence as truly established and worthy of complete worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights technical ritual procedure—yantra-lekhana (diagram drawing) and pīṭha-pūjā sequencing—reflecting the applied, rule-based side of Vedic practice used in mantra-upāsanā.